Durga Kavacham (Brahmanda Puranam)

durgā kavacam (brahmāṇḍa purāṇam)

Śloka 1

nārāyaṇa uvāca |

oṃ durgeti caturthyantaḥ svāhānto me śiro'vatu |

mantraḥ ṣaḍakṣaro'yaṃ ca bhaktānāṃ kalpapādapaḥ || 1 ||

vicāro nāsti vedeṣu grahaṇe'sya manormune |

mantragrahaṇamātreṇa viṣṇutulyo bhavennaraḥ || 2 ||

mama vaktraṃ sadā pātu oṃ durgāyai namo'ntataḥ |

oṃ durge rakṣayati ca kaṇṭhaṃ pātu sadā mama || 3 ||

oṃ hrīṃ śrīmiti mantro'yaṃ skandhaṃ pātu nirantaram |

hrīṃ śrīṃ klīmiti pṛṣṭhaṃ ca pātu me sarvataḥ sadā || 4 ||

hrīṃ me vakṣaḥsthalaṃ pātu hastaṃ śrīmiti santatam |

śrīṃ hrīṃ klīṃ pātu sarvāṅgaṃ svapne jāgaraṇe tathā || 5 ||

prācyāṃ māṃ prakṛtiḥ pātuḥ pātu vahnau ca caṇḍikā |

dakṣiṇe bhadrakālī ca nairṛtyāṃ ca maheśvarī || 6 ||

vāruṇyāṃ pātu vārāhī vāyavyāṃ sarvamaṅgalā |

uttare vaiṣṇavī pātu tathaiśānyāṃ śivapriyā || 7 ||

jale sthale cāntarikṣe pātu māṃ jagadambikā |

iti te kathitaṃ vatsa kavacaṃ ca sudurlabham || 8 ||

yasmai kasmai na dātavyaṃ pravaktavyaṃ na kasyacit |

gurumabhyarcya vidhivadvastrālaṅkāracandanaiḥ |

kavacaṃ dhārayedyastu so'pi viṣṇurna saṃśayaḥ || 9 ||

iti śrībrahmavaivarte mahāpurāṇe prakṛtikhaṇḍe nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvāde durgopākhyāne saptaṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāye brahmāṇḍamohanaṃ nāma śrī durgā kavacam |